Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (PESI)

Perma-Fix expanded its PFAS treatment capabilities in August 2025. The company reported its Q2 2025 financial results and provided a business update in August 2025. Dr. Louis Centofanti received an industry innovation award in September 2025. Perma-Fix reported better-than-expected Q3 2025 financial results in November 2025, leading to a stock surge. The board of directors rescinded a stock option plan amendment and adopted bylaw amendments in November 2025 following a legal challenge. Perma-Fix and Enforcer One announced a joint distribution agreement for PFAS foam transition solutions in December 2025. The company received an expanded permit for its Richland facility in January 2026, expected to triple its liquid mixed waste processing capacity.

The first quarter of the year tends to be a seasonally weak period for Perma-Fix Environmental Services. Despite this, the company has demonstrated sequential growth in its first quarter compared to the preceding fourth quarter, as seen in Q1 2023.

Perma-Fix Environmental Services is a specialized provider of environmental and nuclear waste management solutions, operating in the environmental services sector with a focus on nuclear services and waste management. The company's business is divided into two segments: Treatment, which offers comprehensive waste processing services and R&D, and Services, which provides technical services like radiological measurement, consulting, and environmental restoration. Perma-Fix is also involved in PFAS destruction technology.

Perma-Fix Environmental Services operates across North America and Europe. In the United States, it has four nuclear waste treatment facilities and provides services at federal and commercial installations, including those for the DOE and DoD. The corporate office is in Atlanta, Georgia.

Perma-Fix Environmental Services has demonstrated strong shareholder returns, exceeding both the US Commercial Services industry and the broader US market. The company's founder received an industry innovation award, positively impacting its reputation. However, it has a "Sell" consensus rating from analysts and faced a legal challenge regarding a stock option plan amendment, which could have briefly impacted its reputation.

Perma-Fix Environmental Services is owned by a mix of institutional shareholders, insiders, and retail investors. Major institutional owners include BlackRock Inc., The Vanguard Group Inc., Mak Capital One LLC, Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C., Heartland Advisors, Inc., Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc., and State Street Global Advisors, Inc. Christopher Paul Leichtweis is the largest individual shareholder, owning 4.03% of the company's shares.